slave
noun
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another and forced to provide unpaid labor.
slaves
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pluralof slave.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof slave (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
slavenouna person who is the property of and wholly subject to another and forced to provide unpaid labor.
Example Sentences
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Mississippi elected two Black U.S. senators and a lieutenant governor, and former slaves and their offspring enjoyed freedom of speech, movement and opportunity.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
Even as the Homestead Act gave abundant land to former slaves in Nicodemus, Kan., the city was bypassed by the railroad, limiting the largely black settlement’s economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“We were slaves to the fiat system,” she said, “but Bitcoin brought hope back into my life, hope that I can retire someday.”
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Though the first African slaves in Virginia arrived in 1619, comparatively few black captives came to the English colonies of the North American mainland during the period covered in “Contested Continent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In states like Virginia that had large enslaved communities, few things were more terrifying to white people—whether or not they owned slaves—than the idea of a violent uprising of slaves.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
